LAPPG In January: Get $35 Off Film Financing Workshop, Fitness In Post & Whether Awards Matter

The Los Angeles Post Production Group has a couple of events going on in January. In addition to their usual monthly meeting, they’ll also be holding an awesome film financing workshop, which HDSLR Shooter readers can get a great discount on. January’s monthly meeting guests include Jon Gann (Executive Director of the CINE Golden Eagle Awards and founder of the DC Shorts Film Festival) debating the importance of awards for a filmmaker’s career, as well as Zach Arnold of Fitness In Post.

Are you ready to cash in on the $3 billion independent film market? LAPPG’s workshop, SHOW ME THE MONEY WORKSHOP — FILM FINANCING AND THE INVESTOR, will be on Saturday, January 17th from 10:00AM to 1:00PM. Film finance expert and author Louise Levison will take you through the ins and outs of financing your film, and remove some of the mystery behind the process. Some things Levison will go over are:

Where the investors are

What investors require from producers

What investors expect when investing in your project

The 6 most common mistakes to avoid with business plans

Why investors want more than a script and a budget

Forecasting those pesky revenues and costs while keeping one foot on earth

Getting other people’s money: what they want to know

Pitching to win: you can’t fool investors most of the time

Why common sense often trumps a lot of rules

What you need to get the investors you want

Now, normally this workshop costs from $100. However the amazing people behind the LAPPG have given us a $35 off code for HDSLR Shooter readers. All you have to do is type in HDSLR at checkout to get $35 off your ticket. Now, this only works on general admission tickets online, which are $90, so $35 is a big deal. Be sure to book your ticket before the event however, as this discount only applies online, and its $100 at the door. So be sure to type in HDSLR when you register here: www.Eventbrite.com

As for the monthly meeting, January’s will be held on January 14th at the same time and place:

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES: DO THEY BUILD A CAREER?

For many independent filmmakers, the lure of a shiny trophy or a festival’s laurels are the ultimate accomplishment. But do these honors actually further a career? Which ones, if any, really matter. Join in our discussion, hear from filmmakers who have won festivals and national awards, and get the inside scoop from Jon Gann, Executive Director of the CINE Golden Eagle Awards and founder of the DC Shorts Film Festival.

FITNESS IN POST WITH ZACH ARNOLD

So what is Fitness In Post? Come find out as Founder Zach Arnold introduces us to a program designed for those in the post-production industry who live sedentary lifestyles. If you are tired of having no energy, fighting brain fog, and collapsing at the end of the workday, then come explore how 2015 can be a healthier year. We’ll learn about the resources that are available and how “baby steps” are used on your journey towards better health. In our industry we spend thousands of dollars on top-of-the-line hardware and thousands of hours mastering state-of-the-art software, but now is the time to invest in ourselves.

Zack Arnold is an award-winning feature film & television editor with fifteen years of industry experience. He is currently an editor on the FOX series Empire, his previous series was ABC’s Black Box (as well as editing an episode of Glee), and he previously spent four years editing the hit USA series Burn Notice. In addition to his television credits, Zack has edited feature films for Fox Searchlight, Warner Premiere, Magnolia Films, and he even edited the hit film My Lucky Star for Bona Film Group which was 100% spoken in Mandarin Chinese and grossed over $25 million dollars in China.

Zack also recently completed his documentary directorial debut with his film GO FAR: The Christopher Rush Story, a biographical and motivational film about a former national poster child for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. His full list of credits is available on IMDB.

As always, be sure to visit LAPPG.com for more, and we hope to see you at both awesome events!